Inside the Sakurajima Colony.
Suguru Geto calmly walked up to a Worm Cursed Spirit and raised his palm, unleashing the terrifying cursed energy of Cursed Spirit Manipulation.
The Worm Cursed Spirit before him was enormous, but in an instant, this Special Grade Sorcerer would absorb it into a Cursed Spirit Orb.
"Yo, Geto."
Satoru Gojo came up beside Suguru Geto with a teasing smile and slung an arm around his shoulders. "Those orbs taste pretty awful, don't they?"
"Take this seriously, Gojo." Suguru Geto sighed helplessly, then swallowed the Cursed Spirit Orb in one gulp.
The taste hadn't changed at all, but this time, he didn't hate it.
Suguru Geto casually glanced at his best friend beside him and smiled faintly.
Maybe it's because as long as I'm with Gojo, I can endure any kind of pain.
As long as I'm not alone...
Suguru Geto thought back to that bitter summer twelve years ago.
Exorcising low-level cursed spirits and swallowing them day after day had left him exhausted in both body and mind.
It had even shaken his convictions for a time. Fortunately-
Ze had pulled him back into the sunlight just as he was about to fall into darkness.
Suguru Geto shook his head. This wasn't the time for nostalgia. Their priority was to earn more points and help Ze end the Culling Game.
He asked Satoru Gojo, "Gojo, how many points do you have now?"
"Well..."
Satoru Gojo never bothered remembering things like that. He summoned the Kogane shikigami and checked Ze Zenin's points and location at the same time.
"I've got 300." Satoru Gojo's expression suddenly soured. "That guy Ze already has five hundred..."
"How many ancient monsters has he taken down?"
Suguru Geto's lips twitched. Given Ze's personality, there was no way he would kill ordinary